Arrest made in grenade scare

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Police have arrested a city resident a day after finding a hand grenade and other weapons in his Kirby Road residence.

Daniel Day, 22, of 14A Kirby Rd., was arrested by agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms shortly after midnight Wednesday in West Milton.

He was arraigned in Saratoga Springs City Court on Thursday, and is currently being held in the Saratoga County Jail.

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He is charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapons, a class-D felony; third-degree assault and fourth degree criminal mischief, both class-A misdemeanors.

According to court documents, police discovered an improvised explosive device and various firearms when responding to a domestic dispute around 5 a.m. Wednesday at 14A Kirby Road. Upon arriving, Day had already fled the scene.

The criminal mischief charge is the result of Day's attempt to render a phone inoperable while involved in a domestic dispute. During the dispute, he also allegedly injured a woman at the apartment, hitting her with his hands and other objects, causing bruising, lacerations, and other minor injuries.

The building at 14 Kirby Road contains four residential units, two of which are currently occupied. After observing the explosive, officers evacuated the building.

A New York State Police bomb squad later searched the building on a warrant issued by Saratoga Springs City Court Judge Jeffery Wait.

State police removed the grenade and later determined that the device did contain explosive material, police reported.

Further investigation identified Day as a suspect, and he was taken into custody without incident, after he made contact with ATF agents.

The victim of the domestic incident was transported to Saratoga Hospital with non-like threatening injuries and released.